We've discussed this issue to death over in the Computer Forensics list (http://www.securityfocus.com). The conclusion is that the only mechanism that is absolutely compliant is physical destruction of the platter(s). There is a deguasser that may meet current compliancy requrements (note: current!), however it runs about $40,000 per unit and as coercivity increases with new designs, will quickly become obsolete.
Sorry folks, I'd rather rely on my community there than a bunch of fellow/.'s (grin). Elitist? Yar!
That's called tracking and you will get it by neither the schools of education nor the teacher's unions. I should know having been through the courses at one of our fine schools of education where you learn everything except how to actually teach. I learned that while serving in our military where there is no tenure; it's pure sink or swim (and your promotions depend on swimming folks).
It should be broken down by subject. Furthermore I would argue that we should return to tracking by abilities. People do not come in one size, with one set of abilities, with one set of talents but our industrial age system of education assumes that, like any production line, all people are interchangable parts. Believe me, you do not want me working on your car unless it is the engine computer, electrical, or electronic systems. I know my limitations, the education system sure doesn't, as constructed today, allow for talents or weaknesses, nor many disabilities for that matter.
As for more money? That depends on where you are living. We spend over twice per pupil as your location and I'm pretty sure our students are actually doing worse (given how far down the list we are).
My prwscription is as follows: eliminate tenure, eliminate the requirement credentials from a school of (mis)education, and put into place tracking with input from the parents and especially the kids.
I should point out that there is a huge pool of instructors out there with no credentials, but who have decades of experience in instruction, including scientific and engineering subjects. They are called retired members of the US military. Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt.
Tony, I wouldn't know since I haven't seen the ad. Then again, I don't watch TV at all except for the occasional burst of news (about 2 minutes of headlines) since I find it, American TV at least, entirely useless;-).
Then again, it does seem appropriate. The first thing I have to kill when I bother to install MS Office is the stupid wizards and assistants.
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me rather than a frontal lobatomy."
Woah! Circular argument alert! If you have a self-selected population (Linux/BSD users) that have to be more computer literate to even operate/install the operating system, then they are far more likely to establish and continue to maintain a secure computing environment. That does not however address the fundamental issue here. The idea behind Linspire (Lindows) is to put Linux into the hands of the self-same group of people who cannot or will not put in the time to maintain (administer) a Windows environment in a secure manner. Is Linux going to be some sort of panacea here and wave a magick wand over their heads to make them behave in a secure manner? I think not. Does it have that potential? No. Patch management is a simple fact of life in any operating system or application environment. Only user education, just as with handling mail and attachments, browsing habits, virus updates, and all the grungy aspects of sysadmin tasks is going to fix the problem.
As for patches going wrong? That is what testing is about, yet another aspect of sysadmin. Sorry, computers are inherently complex machines and proper operation requires knowledge and skill. All patches here are tested against virtual machines (Linux and Windows). At least I do get the chance to identify a problem with a bad patch. Your average Joe/Jane Blow isn't going to have that capability and I don't care which OS you are talking about.
As for your last statement, I can only shake my head here. That would imply that Windows performs automagical frontal lobatomies on users. I've met a lot of stupid users in both camps but then again, the same can be said of any endeavor.
and if you only knew how many times I've heard that argument...
I suggest that you subscribe to the various industry newsletters (SecurityFocus.com is a good start). I receive them all. There are many holes in Linux apps and distros, many of which can grant root from user, and the list keeps growing on their side of the house as well, just not as fast. Should it become a bigger target, well then we'll see more vulnerabilities sought. Simple economics here (look up opportunity costs).
I am 0S agnostic, do security consulting among other things, and frankly, no OS is absolutely pure, perfectly armored, nor any application suite.
The article gets another thing wrong. The right collection of free tools and for a home setup, each day should take a couple of minutes at most, reboot rarely.
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Sorry folks, I'd rather rely on my community there than a bunch of fellow /.'s (grin). Elitist? Yar!
It should be broken down by subject. Furthermore I would argue that we should return to tracking by abilities. People do not come in one size, with one set of abilities, with one set of talents but our industrial age system of education assumes that, like any production line, all people are interchangable parts. Believe me, you do not want me working on your car unless it is the engine computer, electrical, or electronic systems. I know my limitations, the education system sure doesn't, as constructed today, allow for talents or weaknesses, nor many disabilities for that matter.
As for more money? That depends on where you are living. We spend over twice per pupil as your location and I'm pretty sure our students are actually doing worse (given how far down the list we are).
My prwscription is as follows: eliminate tenure, eliminate the requirement credentials from a school of (mis)education, and put into place tracking with input from the parents and especially the kids.
I should point out that there is a huge pool of instructors out there with no credentials, but who have decades of experience in instruction, including scientific and engineering subjects. They are called retired members of the US military. Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt.
Tony, I wouldn't know since I haven't seen the ad. Then again, I don't watch TV at all except for the occasional burst of news (about 2 minutes of headlines) since I find it, American TV at least, entirely useless ;-).
Then again, it does seem appropriate. The first thing I have to kill when I bother to install MS Office is the stupid wizards and assistants.
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me rather than a frontal lobatomy."
Woah! Circular argument alert! If you have a self-selected population (Linux/BSD users) that have to be more computer literate to even operate/install the operating system, then they are far more likely to establish and continue to maintain a secure computing environment. That does not however address the fundamental issue here. The idea behind Linspire (Lindows) is to put Linux into the hands of the self-same group of people who cannot or will not put in the time to maintain (administer) a Windows environment in a secure manner. Is Linux going to be some sort of panacea here and wave a magick wand over their heads to make them behave in a secure manner? I think not. Does it have that potential? No. Patch management is a simple fact of life in any operating system or application environment. Only user education, just as with handling mail and attachments, browsing habits, virus updates, and all the grungy aspects of sysadmin tasks is going to fix the problem.
As for patches going wrong? That is what testing is about, yet another aspect of sysadmin. Sorry, computers are inherently complex machines and proper operation requires knowledge and skill. All patches here are tested against virtual machines (Linux and Windows). At least I do get the chance to identify a problem with a bad patch. Your average Joe/Jane Blow isn't going to have that capability and I don't care which OS you are talking about.
As for your last statement, I can only shake my head here. That would imply that Windows performs automagical frontal lobatomies on users. I've met a lot of stupid users in both camps but then again, the same can be said of any endeavor.
and if you only knew how many times I've heard that argument... I suggest that you subscribe to the various industry newsletters (SecurityFocus.com is a good start). I receive them all. There are many holes in Linux apps and distros, many of which can grant root from user, and the list keeps growing on their side of the house as well, just not as fast. Should it become a bigger target, well then we'll see more vulnerabilities sought. Simple economics here (look up opportunity costs). I am 0S agnostic, do security consulting among other things, and frankly, no OS is absolutely pure, perfectly armored, nor any application suite. The article gets another thing wrong. The right collection of free tools and for a home setup, each day should take a couple of minutes at most, reboot rarely.